Species Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense

Name: Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense Morita et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ka.shi.wa.no.hen’se. N.L. neut. adj. kashiwanohense, of or pertaining to Kashiwanoha in Japan, which is the name of the area, University of Tokyo, where this bacterium was originally isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bi-fi-do-bak-TE-ri-um ka-s͡hi-wa-no-HEN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 21854; HM2-2; JCM 15439

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB425276 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Morita H, Nakano A, Onoda H, Toh H, Oshima K, Takami H, Murakami M, Fukuda S, Takizawa T, Kuwahara T, et al. Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense sp. nov., isolated from healthy infant faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2610-2615. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bifidobacterium catenulatum subsp. kashiwanohense (Morita et al. 2011) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Bifidobacterium catenulatum subsp. kashiwanohense (Morita et al. 2011) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Notes:
- ❗ Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Bifidobacterium.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 24 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species was isolated from feces in healthy individuals. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Morita H, Nakano A, Onoda H, Toh H, Oshima K, Takami H, Murakami M, Fukuda S, Takizawa T, Kuwahara T, et al. Bifidobacterium kashiwanohense sp. nov., isolated from healthy infant faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2610-2615. 🇯🇵

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